Stocking with garter



June 5, 1956 H. F. sToLzl-:NBERG 2,748,397

sToCKING WITH @ARTER Filed Aug. 7, 1955 Inven/or: HermarvfoZzenegIlia-Aorneys United States Patent O STOCKING WITHGARTER Herman F.Stolzenberg, Ansonia, Conn., assignor to The Merrow Machine Company,Hartford, Conn., a corporation of Connecticut Application August 7,1953, Serial No. 372,987

2 Claims. (Cl. 2-240) This invention relates to a self-supporting hoseand particularly concerns a stocking with a garter stitched within thehose near the top thereof.

A major object of this invention is to provide a self supporting hose ofsimple durable construction which may be readily and economicallymanufactured. More particularly, an object of this invention is toincorporate within the top of the hose a band having frictional materialon its exposed surface serving as a garter to support the hose on thewearer.

In the attainment of these objects, one feature of the invention residesin the arrangement of an elastic band Within the upper end of the hosesecured by stretchable stitching to the distal end of the hose which isfolded inwardly at the top of the hose and having its lower edge securedto the fabric of the hose by stitches forming a stretchable seam.Another feature of the invention resides in the method of securing theelastic band within the hose which includes securing by a stretchableseam one edge of the elastic band to the distal edge of the hose, thenmoving the elastic band downwardly within the hose to form a fold at thetop of the hose, and finally securing the lower edge of the elastic bandto the fabric of the hose,

Other objects and advantages of this invention will become apparent fromthe following specification taken in conjunction with the accompanyingdrawings wherein Fig. l is a perspective view with parts broken away andothers in section showing one form of the invention;

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing a step in the method of making theself-supporting hose shown in Fig. l;

Fig. 3 is a similar view of a modified form of the invention; and

Fig. 4 is a similar view showing a step in the method of making theself-supporting hose shown in Fig. 3.

In producing the self-supporting hose shown in Fig. 1, hose 2l, in theform of a sock or stocking, has its upper end 22 sleeved within anelastic band 23, as illustrated in Fig. 2. This elastic band 23 has onits inner surface ribs 24, 24 of frictional material. Bands of this typemay have frictional ribs 24, 24 formed by parallel rows of stitches ofrubber-like thread extending along the band parallel to its edges. Withthis frictional material 24 on the inner surface of the band 23, and theupper edge 25 of the band 23 contiguous with the distal edge 26 of thehose 21, edges 25 and 26 are secured together by stitches forming astretchable seam 27. This stretchable or elastic seam 27 permits theknitted fabric of hose 21 and the elastic band 23 to stretch uponexpansion of the hose and contract when the hose contracts withoutdistorting either the hose or the elastic band. One satisfactory form ofa stretchable seam is that known as an overedge seam.

As a next step in the manufacture of this self-supporting hose, elasticband 23 and seam 27 are folded within the upper end 22 of the hose 21 soan inwardly turned fold 28 is formed at the top of the hose and distaledge 26 is disposed downwardly from the top within the hose. When soarranged, the elastic band 23, with frictional material fr 2,748,397 cePatented, June 5,1956

24idisposed' oniitszinner exposed surface, depends down elastic band 23is then secured to the wall of the hose by a similar elastic-seam Again,overedge stitching, is satisfactory. Preferably, blind'v stitching isused so the thread of the seam does not appear on the exposed outersurface of the' hose 21.

As shown in Fig. l, the self-supporting hose has its distal edge 26folded inwardly at the top of the hose with the elastic band 23depending from the distal edge. Frictional material 24 is disposed onthe inner exposed face of the band and the upper edge of the bandsecured by stretchable seam 27 to the distal edge of the hose. The loweredge 29 of the elastic band is secured by a similar stretchable seam 31to the fabric of the hose. In this form of the invention, the stitchesforming seams 27 and 31 are disposed in opposite directions. Thus, seam31 has the interlooped thread side of the stitches exposed inside of thehose whereas seam 27 has the reverse side of the stitches exposed insideof the self-supporting hose. The interlooped thread side of the seam 27is obscured by the fold in the top of the hose whereas blind stitchesforming seam 31 avoid any evidence of the stitches on the exteriorsurface of the hose.

ln the modified form of the invention illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4, hose41 has sleeved within its upper end 42 an elastic band 43 having on itsinner surface frictional ribs 44, 44. With the upper edge 45 contiguouswith the distal edge 46 of the hose, the band is joined to the stockingby a stretchable seam 47. This seam 47 extends around the entireperiphery of the stocking and the band to completely unite the band atthe distal edge of the stocking. Then, the elastic band 43 and the seam47 are advanced within the stocking forming at the top of the stocking afold 48 as illustrated in Fig. 3 with the band 43 spaced downwardly fromthe fold 48 and positioned in a relative position similar to theposition of the band 23 as shown in Fig. 1. Finally, lower edge 49 ofthe band 43 is united with the Wall of the hose by a stretchable seam51, preferably of overedge blind stitching.

When formed by this method, the self-supporting hose has its distal edgefolded inwardly forming a fold at the top of the hose with the upperedge of an elastic band 43 secured by seam 47 to the distal edge 46 ofthe ho-se. The elastic band 43 depends downwardly from the distal edge46 and has its lower edge 49 secured by blind stitched seam 51 to theWall of the hose. The finished product in this form of the inventiondiffers from that shown in Fig. l mainly in the different arrangement ofthe seam 47. ln this modified form of the invention, the seams 47 and S1have the stitches going in the same direction, namely with theirinterlooped thread sides exposed inside of the hose and the reverse sideof the seam 47 hidden by the fold 43 with the reverse side of the seam51 invisible from the exterior of the hose by reason of the biindstitches forming the seam.

Having thus described preferred embodiments of the invention, what isclaimed as new and novel is:

l. The method of making a self-supporting hose which comprisesarrangingan elastic band around the exterior surface at the distal edge of thehose with frictional material on the surface of the band engaging theouter surface of the hose, securing the upper edge of the band to thedistal edge of the hose by overedge stitching, inverting the band andmoving it downwardly within the hose to form a fold at the top of thehose with the distal end of the hose spaced downwardly from the top andthe band having the frictional material disposed on its inner exposedsurface, and securing by stretchable stitching the bottom edge of theband to the wall of the hose.

2. A self-supporting hose formed of knitted material and having itsdistal edge folded inwardly at the top of the hose, an elastic bandsecured to said distal edge by astretchable seam and' depending fromsaid distal edge to dene a band of elastic material presenting anexposed inner face extending entirely around the inner surface of saidhose, frictional material projecting from the exposed inner face of saidband, and a blind stitch seam securing 5 the lower edge of said band toVsaid hose.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 4Snader Aug. 7, 1934 Meinig May 12, 1936 Hardie Aug. 4, 1936 Parry May11, 1937 Deegan Nov. 16, 1948 Alschuleret al. Mar. 14, 1950 Vogt July 4,1950 Cadous Dec. 25, 1951 Rosecrans Dec. 21, 1954

